Call These Senators Now

Now is the time to contact family and friends with an opportunity to make an important difference. Whether one cares about clean energy tax credits, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), there are a host of reasons to be morally outraged at the cuts included in the reconciliation bill being pushed forward in the Senate. We have identified 26 Senators in 19 states who should be urged to reject the reconciliation bill and publicly declare now that they will be voting against it. The states are North Dakota, West Virginia, Alaska, Utah, Kansas, North Carolina, Maine, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, Florida, Indiana, Idaho, Arkansas, Iowa, and Louisiana. Prominent concerns for Senators in these states include cuts to clean energy tax credits, the impact of Medicaid cuts on rural healthcare, and the fiscal burden on states of slashing funds for SNAP. Below you will find (1) a list of Senators from these states with some of the reasons why they might reject the reconciliation bill and (2) a phone number and sample script for calling them.

Sen. Kevin Cramer (ND)–clean energy
Sen. John Hoeven (ND)–clean energy, SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV)–clean energy, SNAP state fiscal burden, rural healthcare
Sen. Jim Justice (WV)–SNAP state fiscal burden, rural healthcare
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK)–clean energy, SNAP state fiscal burden, rural healthcare
Sen. Dan Sullivan (AK)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. John Curtis (UT)–clean energy, SNAP state fiscal burden, rural healthcare
Sen. Jerry Moran (KS)–clean energy, SNAP state fiscal burden, rural healthcare
Sen. Roger Marshall (KS)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Thom Tillis (NC)–clean energy, SNAP state fiscal burden, rural healthcare
Sen. Ted Budd (NC)–rural healthcare
Sen. Dev Fischer (NE)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Ashley Moody (FL)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Mike Crapo (ID)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Susan Collins (ME)–rural healthcare, SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Josh Hawley (MO)–rural healthcare, SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Dave McCormick (PA)–rural healthcare, SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Todd Young (IN)–rural healthcare
Sen. Jon Husted (OH)–rural healthcare, SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Bernie Moreno (OH)–rural healthcare, SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. John Boozman (AR)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Joni Ernst (IA)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Charles Grassley (IA)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY)–SNAP state fiscal burden
Sen. Rand Paul (KY)–debt ceiling too high

If you live in a state with one of these Senators, call their office now using the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Here is a sample script for calling:

My name is ______________, and I’m a constituent from ______________. As a person of faith, I’m morally outraged at the proposals being made in the Senate for the reconciliation bill. Whether it is slashing Medicaid or making cuts to SNAP, there are countless reasons to be upset with what is happening. I am personally concerned with clean energy tax credits which have helped churches as well as people across the country to lower their utility bills. We do not need the chaos and harm of what is being pushed forward in the Senate. I urge Sen. ______________ to reject this bill and publicly declare now that he/she will be voting against it.